Arthur J Stofko
Military
41-29535
Standing (L-R)
2nd Lt Arthur Stofko - Co-Pilot
1st Lt Roy E. Wickerham - Bombardier
2nd Lt Edgar A. Crabhorn - Navigator
2nd Lt Pete J Brown - Pilot
Kneeling (L-R)
S/Sgt Carl R. Walden - Engineer
Sgt Frank A. Wosnick - Iail Gunner
S/Sgt Leon C. Wiggins - Waist Gunner
S/Sgt Frank J. Cummings - Radio Operator
S/Sgt Richard O. Mason - Ball Gunner
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Object Number - UPL 50572 - B-24H "The Consolidated Mess" 41-29535 Standing (L-R) 2nd Lt Arthur Stofko - Co-Pilot 1st Lt Roy E. Wickerham - Bombardier 2nd Lt Edgar A....
My 1st Mission The Bomb Groups 3rd. . Lead by Col Bernie Lay. 27 planes 9 aborted Hit hard by flak. Lead and Deputy lead plus one other Shot down. After that I knew we were in One Hell of a War. . .
DFC,Air Medal /Silver Leaf.Europe-middle East,WWIIComm/with 5 bronze stars,D-Day,WWIIVictory,Good Conduct.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Consolidated Mess
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yonkers, New York | 20 January 1921 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self